ZIP 50628 · Elma
Who lives in ZIP code 50628 (Elma, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elma, IA · Howard County
uszips 2026
People1,423
Median age39.2
Household income$68,750
Home value$151,626
Median rent$672/mo
Poverty8.4%
College degree+13.2%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 564
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.3% are 65 or older; 75.1% are adults.
Household income
30.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,632.
Education (adults 25+)
46.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.4%
- Never married
- 34.7%
- Divorced
- 6.3%
- Widowed
- 11.6%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 55.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.6%
- Rent burden
- 19.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.7%
- Unemployment
- 0.6%
- Self-employed
- 20.8%
- Farmers
- 28.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.1%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 11.4%
- No health insurance
- 19.6%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.